Dewhurst “welcomes” out-of-state support for Cruz

Dewhurst’s campaign Tweeted the phrase “To all the non-Texans trying to save teDCruz’s campaign, welcome to TX. Learn something,” with an accompanying link to a new ad Friday. The ad follows in the wake of final fury support for Ted Cruz from out-of-state senators and tea party figures, and features a positive tone listing Dewhurst’s accomplishments as lieutenant governor.

Cruz’s FreePAC event in Dallas on Wednesday featured tea party organization Freedomworks heads and conservative radio personality Glenn Beck. Prior to the event, Senators Mike Lee of Utah, Jim DeMint of South Carolina, and Rand Paul of Kentucky attended a fundraiser with Cruz.

Early Friday, former 2012 presidential nominee Rick Santorum made a guest appearance on WBAP-AM Dallas’ Mark Davis show and confimed his non-profit group, Patriot Voices, will phone bank for Cruz through Tuesday.

“Ted is in an excellent position to pull this off,” Santorum said. ”We’ve got our political grassroots organizations from across the country helping a conviction conservative like Ted get elected in the state of Texas.”

Former vice presidential nominee and tea party darling Sarah Palin joins Cruz for an event in The Woodlands Friday evening, and Santorum is slated to appear with Cruz Saturday morning in the Dallas area.

“Ted has relied on out-of-state support for his entire campaign, so it’s not surprising that in the finals days they’re coming out and rallying for him,” Dewhurst spokesman Matt Hirsch said.

Hirsch said while Dewhurst doesn’t denounce big tea party affiliates who’ve come out in support of Cruz, he “has put Texans first and will keep them first in Washington and the issues that matter to them.”